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PHOTOGRAPHER | STEPHEN SPARK
ACASA'S SPRING COLLECTION
CALYPSO AND SOCA RETURN IN STYLE WORDS | STEPHEN SPARK
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ficionados of ‘the first music of the Caribbean’ have been heading to the London Calypso Tent every August since 1992. So what were we doing at the Tabernacle in Powis Square this March? It was actually the end of the 2021 season running a little late, thanks to Covid and some funding hiccups (covered recently by Soca News). Happily, the weather played along, and on both days – Thursday 24 and Saturday 26 March – the sun and cloudless blue sky did their best to convince us it really was August.
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So too did the ACASA All-Stars Band, which was in cracking form. It was hard to believe that it had been more than two years since we’d been able to enjoy live these talented musicians. The Divettes, in great voice as always, showcased their beautiful harmonies before MC SuperTrini Vibes (Kerryn Seale) got the main show underway. Because this was a show rather than a competition, we heard a mix of old and new songs. And what a variety they were – up-tempo party soca, old-school soca, passionate calypso, humorous calypso and traditional calypso. We were taken
